LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a liquid crystal display device which has a wide viewing angle characteristic and high display quality.

SOLUTION: The liquid crystal display device includes a vertical alignment type liquid crystal layer 30 between a first substrate 10 and a second substrate 20. A picture element region is defined by the first electrode 12 of the first substrate 10 and a second electrode 22 provided at the side of the liquid crystal layer 30 of the second substrate 20. The first substrate 10 has at least one first protrusion 16 with an inclined side face at the side of the liquid crystal layer 30 corresponding to each of a plurality of the picture element regions. Each liquid crystal layer 30 of the plurality of the picture element regions is in a substantially vertical alignment state under application of no voltage, and includes at least a part of a first liquid crystal domain placed in a radially- inclined alignment state around the first protrusion 16 under voltage application. Display is carried out by changing the alignment state of the liquid crystal layer 30 according to an applied voltage.

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